The objective of this case study is to explore responses by residents confronted with groundwater contamination in their community. Using a mail-survey design, self-administered questionnaires were collected (N = 170) that ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), monitored sanitary water quality at 22 sites in and around Lake Pontchartrain, La., for 3 consecutive weeks ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), monitored sanitary water quality at 22 sites in and around Lake Pontchartrain, La., for 3 consecutive weeks ...

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Local governments face threats from natural and man-made disasters, but tightening budgets create difficulty in developing the resource and information capacity to meet these challenges. In the aftermath of September 11, ...

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Emergency management tends to be planned for legal, resident populations that are responsive to mainstream channels of communication and enforcement. For many areas prone to extreme events and emergencies, populations are ...

Disruptive events caused by weather extremes are imposing significant and rising costs on transportation agencies. In response, federal and state transportation agencies and other organizations are exploring adaptation ...

Disasters experienced by a community place all members at risk for physical and psychological harm. While natural resilience may help many to recover, there may be barriers that hinder the recovery process. This qualitative ...

This guide was developed to provide operational practices for performing Public Information Officers (PIOs) duties within the Incident Command System (ICS) and basic procedures to operate an effective Joint Information ...

Climate change could lengthen the growing season, make soil drier and decrease winter snowpack in the Lake Michigan Basin by the turn of the century, among other hydrological effects. In a newly released report, a new U.S. ...

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What are the deeper cultural issues encountered when bushfires are represented in the media? This paper reflects on the relationship between media constructions of bushfires and fire related issues. The recently published ...

It is equally important to recognize that the resilience of communities is dependent upon the resilience of the individuals who compose them. Influences between individual and community are mutual, transactional, and ...